Obama says Israel cannot ‘permanently occupy and settle Palestinian land’

US President Barack Obama says that “we all have to do better” in regard to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, citing Palestinian incitement and Israeli belligerence as an obstacle to peace.

“Surely Israelis and Palestinians will be better off if Palestinians reject incitement and recognize the legitimacy of Israel. But Israel must recognize that it cannot permanently occupy and settle Palestinian land. We all have to do better,” he tells the UN General Assembly.

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